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OJSU
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5 years ago

Battlefield 3 initializing

I brought Battlefield 3 on steam and it was all fine until recently about one month ago, launching the campaign of Battlefield 3 through the web battlelog will leave me sitting in a state where the game is initializing and won't launch no matter how long I wait. Have tried reinstall everything from the game itself, origin to punkbuster and nothing works. Any idea as to why this is the case?

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  • OJSU's avatar
    OJSU
    New Rookie
    5 years ago

    yes it is, Origin, Steam and web version of Battlelog are all open.

  • ragnarok013's avatar
    ragnarok013
    Hero+
    5 years ago
    @OJSU I just had this happen earlier in the week it was extremely frustrating. I found a fix earlier this morning so please try these steps in order:

    1. Uninstall Battlefield 3 in Steam
    2. Hold the Windows key + R.
    3. In the command box that opens, type %ProgramData%/Origin then click OK.
    4. Go into LocalContent folder and delete Battlefield 3's folder
    5. Navigate to This Pc /Local Disk (C🙂/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common and delete the Battlefield 3 folder (your location may be different if you didn't use the default installation location)
    6. Restart your PC
    7. Install Battlefield 3 on Steam. Hit Play in Steam to finalize Installation
    8. Join a server via Battlelog while Steam and Origin are both running.
  • OJSU's avatar
    OJSU
    New Rookie
    5 years ago

    Sadly, I've tried all those steps multiple times and it did not solve the problem. I am still stuck on 'joining server' and 'initializing'

  • ragnarok013's avatar
    ragnarok013
    Hero+
    5 years ago
    @OJSU Which browser are you using on Battlelog? Have you tried disabling script and ad blockers while using Battlelog as sometimes those will prevent Battlelog from functioning?
  • OJSU's avatar
    OJSU
    New Rookie
    5 years ago

    I am currently usind microsoft edge

  • EA_Atic's avatar
    EA_Atic
    Icon for DICE Team rankDICE Team
    5 years ago
    Hey @OJSU We done an update to Origin. Do you still have the same issue?

    /Atic
  • OJSU's avatar
    OJSU
    New Rookie
    5 years ago

    Yes, Just redownloaded the game and tested it out. The issue still exists.

  • chubbbychaser's avatar
    chubbbychaser
    5 years ago

    i have same problem but only got the game through origin. tried to start the campaign and it says initialize and loads endlessly

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